Aug 21, 2024 M&C in the news: Stratasys vs. Bambu Lab: A view from Europe By M&C Newsroom Several weeks ago, Stratasys, a leading 3D printer manufacturer, initiated patent litigation in the U.S. against Bambu Lab and Tiertime,...
Jul 24, 2024 M&C in the news: Nokia v. Mala Technologies: the UPC interprets its relationship with national courts By M&C Newsroom On 2 May 2024, the Paris Central Division of the UPC issued a decision concerning the jurisdiction and the applicability of the Brussels...
May 30, 2024 Fender bender? Surprise change in 40 year old US design patent law By Jack Stevenson-Hill About a week ago the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in the LKQ v. GM case. In it the 40 year old test for determining whether...
Mar 08, 2024 Asian neighbours fail to 'Shake It Off' By Chris Hemingway The internet is divided. Some are calling it a smart business move. Others are saying that the Singapore government is being selfish. But...
Mar 07, 2024 UPC CoA: No stay of UPC court proceedings during Chapter 11 proceedings By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock In an order dated 26 February 2024, the UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg decided that issuance of a decision in appeal proceedings...
Mar 06, 2024 UPC language of proceedings: Early change to the language of the proceedings permitted By Krishna Darshan Raghavan Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In an Order dated 16 January 2024, the President of the Court of First Instance in the proceedings before the Local Division Dusseldorf...
Mar 05, 2024 UPC revocation proceedings: Re-ordering and filing of new requests after the interim conference allowed By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock As we reach the first round of oral hearings for revocation actions filed at the UPC, many users of the court may have questions...
Mar 05, 2024 UPC procedure: Concise further written submissions allowed after rejoinder By Jen Cardwell Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In a Procedural Order dated 24 January 2024, the Munich Central Division Court of First Instance set out an interesting decision...
Jan 22, 2024 Weeding out the competition By David Kemp Big brand owners often get a bad press when they’re involved in David and Goliath trade mark disputes, however, policing the Trade Mark...
Jan 17, 2024 M&C in the news: UPC: ‘A missed opportunity’ as intervention bids in key disclosure case are thrown out By M&C Newsroom In a pivotal transparency test case, the UPC Court of Appeal has recently delivered a nuanced interpretation of the law, narrowly shaping...
Jan 03, 2024 Trade marks and place names By David Kemp Cambridge University is quite within its rights to protect the name CAMBRIDGE and its reputation but how far the monopoly should go can...
Dec 20, 2023 Apple halting newest watch sales before Christmas By Thomas Storey The festive season is upon us, and with it comes the things we all expect this time of year: the John Lewis advert, mulled wine,...